As if life were shaven,And fitted to a frame,And could not breathe without a keyAnd ’twas like Midnight, some—When everything that ticked – hasstopped—And Space stares all around –

c. 1862 Emily Dickinson “It was not Death, for I stood up…”

Swarming Sensation

Fracturing The Fascism of the Frame

1. The entire “portrait of the collaborative-self” process is predicated on
possibility and the play of the unconscious mind.

2. Permission. The “portrait of the collaborative-self” portrait process/
experience is about allowing one to reclaim the authority of one’s
imagination. Imagination being the only source of real freedom we possess.3. These images are created/built/painted/constructed out of open ended
conversation between myself and the subject…possibility. These images are
built out of the play of imagination in and with paint and/or paper. All of
the marks are made by the subject…their art, their heart.

4. These images are built of imagination and possibility, and traditional
framing kills-off and flattens imagination and possibility.5. Imagination and play are active…..framing is “life shaven” – the absence
of breath.6. Framing is essentially a lie…where ever it is found. Framing is fascism
of the conscious mind at 90 degree angles.